This Week in Trailers: Jennifer Lawrence Has a Shotgun

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This Week in Trailers: Jennifer Lawrence Has a Shotgun

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We weren’t sure what would be on the slate after the major haul of Comic-Con trailers that came out last week, but then a whole other collection of clips exploded out of the Internet, including the latest from David O. Russell and Alejandro González Iñárritu. Fantastic! But that's just the start. We've also got the latest joint venture from Amy Poehler and Tiny Fey, a few fright fests and some indie character studies. It's a glass case of emotions. So jump right in!

The Lawrence and Russell (aka Oscar Bait) Trailer: Joy (Above)

Considering the star power of Jennifer Lawrence and the success she’s had under the direction of David O. Russell, the plot of their next collabo almost sounds like a satire: The life and rise to power of the inventor of a mop. They know they can sell water to wells at this point, so why not?! But of course the plot of Joy, based on the real life of Miracle Mop inventor and self-made billionaire Joy Mangano, looks much richer than its dull elevator pitch, especially since it promises to take place partly within Joy's "inner life and fierce imagination." People have already started lobbing criticism at the movie for casting Lawrence to play a single mother in her mid-30s, but the movie follows the family across four generations worth of time and, come on, it's Lawrence and Russell. This guy writes parts for his golden goose at this point, and we're not about to ask him to mess with the chemistry—and Bradley Cooper is here, too! Joy enters theaters, and the Oscar race, this Christmas.Pause at: 0:39 and 1:03 for what we suspect are a few of those "inner-life" sequences mentioned earlier. Stop at 1:17 and 1:30 for Lawrence intensity!Song: The Rolling Stones, "You Can't Always Get What You Want"Essential Quote: "[shotgun fire] My name's Joy, by the way."—Joy Mangano (Lawrence)